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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-11-26 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 6:30 p.m. November 26,1996 City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, CA 91355 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY - No New Business NEWHALL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - No New Business CITY CLERK ANNOUNCEMENT During the Public Participation portion of the meeting, each person should prepare a three (3) minute presentation. Public Participation speaker's slips must be submitted to the City Clerk. Anyone wishing to address an item on the agenda should fill out a speaker's slip and submit it to the City Clerk before.the item is discussed. Each person addressing the Council has three minutes in which to speak, at which time the red light on the Council dias will appear. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the General Services Division, (805) 286-4185. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II) Executive Meeting This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review the agenda and obtain any further information that may be needed. Council will also discuss each individual item during the course of the meeting with the exception of the Consent Calendar which may be approved in its entirety by one motion, unless there is a request to pull an item for discussion. No action on public agenda items will be taken except for an .closed session items. This session iso en to the public. Public Participation This time has been set aside for the public to address the City Council on items that are not on the agenda, but those items will not be acted upon by Council at this meeting other than to review and return without action or direct staff. ALL speakers must call or submit a speaker's slip to the City Clerk prior to this portion of the meeting and prepare a presentation not to exceed three minutes. The thirty minutes allowed for public input will be divided by the number of people wishing to speak, maximum time allowed will be three minutes. STAFF COMMENTS Matters of Public Participation) INVOCATION - Darcy CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Mayor to inquire whether any member of the public would like to pull for discussion, any item on the Consent Calendar. APPROVAL OF MINUTES October 22, 1996 November 12, 1996 - Special Meeting November 15, 1996 - Special Meeting AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS Mark Schutz- "Caught You Doing Something Good" Public Access Volunteers SCV Safe Rides Capt. Larry Collins Specialist Collin Cook PRESENTATIONS Ron Boudreaux - SANE Camp Human Relations Forum Update CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion unless a request is made for discussion, in which case, the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately following this portion of the agenda. [ ] Motion 1. STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SEMS) - RESOLUTION NO. 96-142 - The City of Santa Clarita [ ] Vote has revised the Multihazard Functional Plan to incorporate all components of the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) in an effort to comply with California Government Code which requires compliance by December 1, 1996, in order to be eligible for funding. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 96-142, approving Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) for training, responding and reporting in the event of a declared disaster, approve the Continuity of Government Lines of Succession and direct staff to submit a draft of the Santa Clarita SEMS Multihazard Functional Plan to the California Office of Emergency Services for approval. [ ] Motion 2. 1997 COWBOY POETRY AND MUSIC FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP CONTRACT WITH MELODY RANCH [ 1 Vote MOTION PICTURE STUDIO - Sponsorship contract for 1997 Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival between the City and Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the 1997 Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival Sponsorship Agreement Contract between City and Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio without the inclusion of the "Indemnification of Cit clause. [ ] Motion 3. REWARD - RESOLUTION NO. 96-141 - Per the Council's request, staff developed a Reward Policy which was .adopted at [ ] Vote the regular Council meeting of November 12, 1996. In accordance with this policy, Supervisor Michael Antonovich has requested that the City join the efforts of the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles and offer a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the random attacks on south land freeways. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 96-141 and authorize the City Manager to offer a reward in the amount of $1,000 for information leading tot he arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the damages caused to these vehicles. [ ] Motion 4. DECEMBER CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES - The regular meetings of the City Council are scheduled for December [ ] Vote 10 and December 24, 1996. It has been the decision of the Council in the past to cancel the regular meeting scheduled for the fourth Tuesday of December. The re -organization of the City Council will be held on December 10, 1996. The Council will meet on Tuesday, December 3, 1996, for the purpose of a study session. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council adjourn the regularly scheduled meeting of December 24, 1996, to the Study Session of January 7 1997. [ ] Motion 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL [ ] Vote APPROPRIATION FINAL STATEMENT. - Staff is seeking Council approval of several amendments to the CDBG Emergency Supplemental Appropriation Final Statement to Facilitate implementation of various activities. Council approval of final Statement amendments is needed in order to comply with HUD regulations. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the proposed changes to the CDBG Emergency Supplemental Final Statement; direct staff to prepare a public notice describing the changes adopted, and direct staff to formally amend the Final Statement by transmitting a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, indicating that the City has conducted its final statement amendment process and fulfilled it's citizen participation requirements. [ ] Motion 6. BID AWARD FOR AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT - CODE ENFORCEMENT -At the regular City Council Meeting on June [ ] Vote 25, 1996, the Council approved line item number 01-5205.405 of the 1996-1997 Annual Budget which approved the expenditure of $30,000 for `Automotive Equipment' in the Code Enforcement Section of the Building and Engineering Services Department. Staff is requesting the purchase of a four-wheel drive pickup truck to perform inspections in rough terrain and riverbeds. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award the bid for the purchase of the four-wheel drive compact pickup truck to the low bidder, Fairway .Ford Sales, and appropriate funds in the amount of $22,223.73 from Account No. 01-5205-405 for this purpose. [ ] Motion 7. FY 1995-96 OVERLAY PROJECT - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - PROJECT NO. 95-039 - On June 25, 1996, [ ] Vote Council awarded a contract for the subject project to Granite Construction Company. This project was completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer on November 15, 1996. The total cost for construction was $468,066.78. - RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the work performed by Granite Construction Company; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion for the project; direct staff to release the ten percent retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices as provided by law.have been filed. [ ] Motion 8. FY 1995-96 ANNUAL SLURRY SEAL PROGRAM PROJECT NO. 95-040 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - This project involved [ ] Vote the surface preparation and application of emulsion slurry seal to seal surface cracks, stop raveling, improve skid resistance and increase the useful pavement life of our roadways. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the work performed by Roy Allan Slurry Seal, Inc.; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion for the project; direct staff to release the ten percent retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices as provided by law have been filed. [ ] Motion 9. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 44, 45 - Resolution No. 96-140 approved and ratifies for payment the demands presented in the [ ] Vote check register. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 96-140. PUBLIC HEARING (] Open 10. EXTEND THE MORATORIUM ON ADULT USES FOR A Hearing MAXIMUM PERIOD OF TEN MONTHS AND FIFTEEN DAYS - URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 96-33 - On October 22, [ ] City Clerk 1996, the City Council adopted the above referenced ordinance establishing a 45 day moratorium on adult uses and directed staff [ ] Staff to prepare a permanent adult business ordinance. In order to extend the moratorium adopted by Ordinance No. 96-33, the City [ ] Speakers must issue, at least ten days prior to its adoption of an extension, a report detailing and describing the measures taken to alleviate [ ] Motion the condition which required the adoption of the moratorium ordinance. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Open the Public [ ] Discussion Hearing, approve the extension of the moratorium on adult uses for a maximum time period of ten months and fifteen days with [ ] Vote the understanding that the extension will take effect on December 6 1996. UNFINISHED BUSINESS [] Staff 12. APPROVING UDC AMENDMENT . 96-001 INCORPORATING CHANGES INTO THE CITY'S UNIFIED [ ] Speakers DEVELOPMENT CODE - ORDINANCE NO. 96-20 - At the meeting of November 12, 1996 the City Council formally [ ] Motion approved UDC Amendment 96-001 allowing for changes to be made to the City's Unified Development Code. [ J Discussion RECOMMENDED ACTION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 96-20, approving UDC Amendment 96-001. [ ] Vote 13. A DRAFT ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING STORMWATER AND URBAN RUNOFF POLLUTION PREVENTION [ ] Staff CONTROLS - This is an enabling ordinance required to demonstrate the legal authority necessary to control discharges [ ] Speakers to and from those portions of the City's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) over which it has jurisdiction, so as to [ ] Motion comply with NPDES Permit No. CAS614001. Ordinance No. 96- 32 was first introduced as a public hearing item at the City [ ] Discussion Council meeting of November 12, 1996. RECOMMENDED ACTION:.Conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. [ ] Vote 96-32. [] Staff [] Speakers [ ] Motion [ ] Discussion [] Vote NEW BUSINESS 14. PLANNING FOR THE CITY CENTER - City staff has suggested a program to prepare a Specific Plan for the "City Center," including approximately 1,400 acres owned by Newhall Land and Farming and the Castaic Lake Water Agency. This plan requires the.circulation of a Request for Qualifications to select a firm and will be funded by the two land owners and existing City funding sources. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive report and direct City staff to circulate a Request for Qualifications and prepare a recommendation to the City Council to select a firm to prepare a Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report. 15. SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR BUSINESS [ ] Staff FROM PUBLIC STREETS WITHIN THE CITY PROHIBITED - ORDINANCE NO. 96-37 - At the October 1, [ ] Speakers 1996 Study Session, the City Council reviewed and discussed information concerning the common practice of large groups of [ ] Motion person who solicit work while standing within the City's right of way. At that time, the City Council found that the cumulative [ ] Discussion impact for this type of activity obstructed the orderly free flow of pedestrian and motorized traffic, and created a potential safety [ ] Vote hazard within the City's right of way. Based upon these concerns, the City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance for their review that addressed the practice of soliciting for employment within the public right of way. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council review, waive further reading, and pass Ordinance 96-37 to second reading on December 10, 1996. [ ] Staff 16. ELSMERE CANYON REPORT - The City Council has assured the public that they will not lose momentum in the fight against [ ] Speakers Elsmere and that they will continue their efforts at educating and lobbying other cities in Los Angeles County. In response to the [ ] Motion Council's November 26, 1996 action, staff has initiated close out. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and discuss up-to-date [) Discussion information and discuss any potential actions. Vote [ 1 Staff 17. PROPOSED NAME CHANGE OF MCBEAN PARKWAY WEST OF INTERSTATE 5 TO STEVENSON RANCH [ ] Speakers PARKWAY - The County of Los Angeles Street Naming Committee is presently considering a proposal to change the [ ] Motion name of McBean Parkway to Stevenson Ranch Parkway. The name change has significant support in the County due to the [ ] Discussion present and projected size and separate identity of the Stevenson Ranch community. Consensus in the City has been to oppose the [ ] Vote change due in part to the loss of historical significance and the increase in confusion caused by the inconsistency. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter addressed to the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors specifically outlining the City's objections to proposed Street Name Change No. 747 in the unincorporated portion of the County of Los Angeles. COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) North County Transportation Coalition Circulation Element Amendment Steering Committee STAFF COMMENTS Chamber Liaison Community Activists Liaison COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION Conference with Labor Negotiator - Government Code Section 54957.6(f) - Agency negotiator: City Manager Conference with legal counsel - Government Code Section 54956.9(a) - pending litigation - SCOPE vs. City of Santa Clarita Conference with legal counsel - Government Code Section 54956.9(a) - pending litigation - Saugus Development Co. vs. City of Santa Clarita ADJOURNMENT 7